After yesterday afternoon's incident, in the early evening an American activist had part of his face sheered off by tank fire.
Read MoreWe followed Fr. Aktham past the lines of students as the national anthem played. A ripple of whispers, then spontaneous applause. Cool. This is why it's good to be back, to be welcomed back. We were missed.
Read MoreAnd even when we heard the tanks coming over the hills, as we have become used to, we still knew we were in the right place.
Read MoreAt school, the Zababdeh teachers and students came in for a scaled-back day. At 9:00, a jeep passed by the school announcing the curfew. When they passed by again, Fr. Aktham went out to meet them and to explain to them that there were 500 students in the school who needed to get home. The captain agreed to allow half an hour grace period for the kids to get home.
Read MoreIn the evening, we got a call from the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Louisville. They met and agreed that it would be reasonable for us to return. We are elated!
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We were all so enthusiastic that as the first eggs were drying we all tried our hands at another one, some more freestyle than others.
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